For a lesson on how bills are passed in Congress, I could use OpenCongress. Using this website, I could pick out a random bill that is currently being reviewed in Congress and track the progress of it. This would give the students a real world example of the bill passing process. This site provides not only information about a certain bill, but it also provides the status of it and how many votes were for or against it. OpenCongress also allows students to interact with the site by allowing them to make a comment about a certain bill and contacting their representative/senator and even vote whether or not they support it. I believe that this is a great tool for students to learn about their government as well as become more aware of the issues facing the country today.
Another tool I would use is JeopardyLabs. I could use this website to create my own jeopardy game to help the students review for an upcoming test. This could be a fun way for the students to review the material gone over in class. I also believe it would be an effective way for them to remember the material. I could give the students some sort of reward every time they got a question correct. The students could also create their own jeopardy game, which allows them time to research a section in the book and then formulate their own questions about it. This is another effective way for them to review the material.
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